Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were discussing the Liverpool-Manchester United fixture over the weekend. The former Reds defender mocked Neville’s decision to include a couple of United players in the combined XI.
The Metro reports that no injured players could be picked for the XI and Neville went with this team:
David De Gea, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eric Bailly, Andy Robertson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Paul Pogba, Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Anthony Martial.
Carragher was unimpressed with Pogba and Bailly making the XI and questioned as to why the defender was going into the back four.
“I just fancied putting a United player in the back four, to be honest”, retorted Neville.
The former Red Devil was then told that Bailly doesn’t even play regularly.
“To be fair, do I think Matip and Lovren, individually, are brilliant? Not really. Do I think Bailly is brilliant? Not really. But I think actually if Bailly was put in that back four, he’d be the best of the three of them. I must admit it was tough. It was a flip of the coin.”
The selection of Pogba earned more ridicule from the former defender as Neville claimed the Frenchman could do a holding job in the midfield.
Carragher said: “Pogba holding? Holding what? Oh my god. He’s the most undisciplined player of all time.”
And Neville sheepishly replied: “He’s holding with Wijnaldum and Keita. I didn’t pick him with much conviction to be honest with you! I was clutching at straws.”
Liverpool face Manchester United at Anfield and we should start as favourites for the tie given our form this season.
The Red Devils have struggled in this campaign but always seem to be up for a clash against their Merseyside rivals, meaning we should be a little wary.
